Author: Sarah Morgan

A Point of View: Inside My Anxious Mind: Supporting Employees Who Have Anxiety and Related Disorders

A Point of View: Inside My Anxious Mind: Supporting Employees Who Have Anxiety and Related Disorders

Posted by | Jul 30, 2020 | , | 0

Like many people with mental health issues, I mask and downplay my challenges at work. I do not want my bosses, colleagues, or the team that I lead to look at me differently. I don’t want them to avoid telling me things that may be stressful for fear of causing an attack, or for them to assume that I am having an episode anytime I have a bad day. So, I don’t talk about it unless I absolutely have to — and when I do, it is with very select individuals and in the strictest of confidence. Until now. 

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The Buzz: Addressing Non-Inclusive Behaviors from Your Past — A Lesson from Tyra Banks

The Buzz: Addressing Non-Inclusive Behaviors from Your Past — A Lesson from Tyra Banks

Posted by | May 28, 2020 | , | 0

Tyra Banks recently came under fire as people re-watched Season 6 of America’s Next Top Model. During the makeovers, Banks requested one of the Black contestants have a dental procedure to close the gap between her front teeth. When the contestant initially refused to undergo the procedure, Banks challenged her commitment to the competition and a modeling career; she asked the contestant, “Do you really think you can be a Cover Girl with a gap in your mouth?” 

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A Point of View: The Break Down on Terry Crews’ Apology

A Point of View: The Break Down on Terry Crews’ Apology

Posted by | Feb 20, 2020 | , | 0

Previously, I wrote a post about the recent incident between Terry Crews and Gabrielle Union following her exit from and allegations of sexist & racist culture at the NBC Show, America’s Got Talent. You can read my previous take on the issue here — but ultimately, the long and short was that Crews did not do a very good job at supporting Union in his public comments following the incident, and that he owed Union an apology, which I was doubtful he would issue. Just as my prior article went to post, Terry Crews went back on Twitter to apologize.

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A Point of View: Where Terry Crews Went Wrong

A Point of View: Where Terry Crews Went Wrong

Posted by | Feb 6, 2020 | , | 0

Many felt Terry Crews’ statements on The Today Show were an indication that he had forgotten who was there for him and who supported him when he made allegations. Crews was called a hypocrite, and his allyship for Black women was called into serious question. This doesn’t completely invalidate him as an ally or erase all the work he’s done for Black and women’s causes. That is the other lesson here. Allies will fail from time to time.

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